Published: 2019-12-29

Synodality, Discernment, Catholic Movements

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Section: Part One: Ecumenical Juridical Thought
https://doi.org/10.31261/EaL.2019.07.06

Abstract

One of the basic categories used to describe the nature of the Church is communion with its spiritual, structural, and legal dimensions. On the basis of their  aptism, all the faithful should undertake common responsibility and real care for the life and particular areas of the Church. This also includes discernment within the Church. Synods and synodality are a special case which expresses the communal character of the Church. However, synodality and communal discernment cannot be understood similarl to a parliament where the majority decides. It is about recognising contemporary needs and searching for the place of the Church in the world while preserving the Revelation. In recognising the ways for the Church, her movements are important as they form Catholics who increasingly identify with the mission of the baptised. Deepening their meaning and determining the degree of their influence on discernment in the Church, both universal and local, remains a challenge.

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Vol. 7 (2019)
Published: 2019-12-20


ISSN: 2353-4877
eISSN: 2391-4327
Ikona DOI 10.31261/EaL

Publisher
Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego | University of Silesia Press

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